God: One in His Lordship and His Right to be Worshiped; One in His Names and His Attributes; He who sent to us prophets to teach us about Him and how to worship Him appropriately, to remind us of Him, to serve as examples for how to move through the world. Out of His infinite wisdom …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
Into the Woods…
…with the Hanabibti (and Tania, not pictured,) at the Trinity River Audubon Center.
Six Pillars: 2
The first pillar of Iman establishes the baseline belief in Islam: the belief in God. This belief in God is made up of four parts. First, we believe He exists. Once we have that established, we believe He is One in His Lordship, One His Right to be worshiped alone, without any partners, and One in His Names …
but I still like it
The color’s off. The framing is a bit meh. The subject is hackneyed, a bit. But still. I like it.
What happened here?
I was a bit hopeful for this picture, but something went haywire with the LC-A. I think it might be something to do with the modifications the LC-A underwent before it could accept the Instant Back, but I don’t know. It only happened this one time, on this one frame. Maybe something slipped?
Six Pillars: 1 (c)
The belief in God is of the highest importance in Islam. God exists, and He is One in His Lordship and His right to be worshipped alone, without any partners: Tawheed ar-Rubbubiyyah and Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah. It took me a bit, as I expected, but if God wills, today I’ll get through the last aspect of God’s Oneness …
driving in the dark
I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I go into work early. Even in the longest days of summer, my commute to work takes place essentially at night. Not so good for holding the camera steady, but fun, for sure.